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Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School

207 REDFISH ST, TIVOLI, TX 77990 · (361) 286-3212 · Refugio County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Texas public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
67
Elementary
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
23 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K57%
Kindergarten1116%
Grade 11218%
Grade 257%
Grade 31218%
Grade 41015%
Grade 51218%

This year's kindergarten class (11) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (12).

Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
3045%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
3654%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2740%
Female
4060%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School→Austwell-Tivoli High School
Based on grade levels within AUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading29.0%28.0%32.0%11.0%
Mathematics11.0%46.0%23.0%20.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2657.0%57.0%
2024-2564.0%45.0%
2023-2461.0%61.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School

Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School this school6734.3%46.6%
Bruceville-Eddy Elementary School
EDDY
11547.8%N/A
Veribest Elementary School
VERIBEST
12045.8%37.5%
Gruver Elementary School
GRUVER
15342.5%75.4%
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School
ROUND TOP
12141.3%66.8%
Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood
ROSCOE
8458.3%N/A
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
Enrollment
ranked largest first
67#4,868 of 4,938
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
67
-11 (-14%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 54
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2567611.1:134% (23)
2023-24717.79.2:151% (36)
2022-2378117.1:155% (43)
2020-217889.8:158% (45)
2017-18808.99.0:163% (50)
2015-167889.8:158% (45)
2010-118299.1:155% (45)
2000-0191811.4:143% (39)
1990-9154510.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (80 to 67); teachers down 32% (8.9 to 6).

About Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School

Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School, a very small elementary school, is located in TIVOLI, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 67 students. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 87% below average.

AUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD runs 2 schools with a combined 141 students. Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School is one of them.

More than half of enrollment at Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School is Hispanic: 54%. Enrollment also includes 45% White. In Refugio County overall, the Hispanic share is about 50%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.

Teacher count: 6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Roughly 34% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 57% for public schools in Refugio County.

Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Texas public elementary schools.

The model predicts 59.0% for a school in Texas with Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School posts 46.6%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Refugio County show that the median household earns about $60,181 a year, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Refugio County has 7 public schools with about 1,197 students, including Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School.

Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Austwell-Tivoli High School, its nearest public school. Nearby schools average 39.9% on proficiency, and Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School is above that at 46.6%.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school shrank from 78 students in 2020-21 to 67 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.1:1.

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Refugio County at a glance

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Population
6,707
Census ACS
Median income
$60,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,197 students

Quick facts

School name
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School
District
AUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD
Address
207 REDFISH ST, TIVOLI, TX 77990
Phone
(361) 286-3212
County
Refugio County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
67
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
23 (34%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
480900000372
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School
How many students attend Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School?
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School enrolls approximately 67 students in grades PK-05.
Is Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School?
At Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School public or private?
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD.
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